Grian (also known as Xelqua), Pearl, and the two new Prime Admins are stuck between a hard place and a rebellion. The hard place being a full-fledged war with an enemy more secretive than the Watchers. An enemy who's always lurking, always listening, always one step ahead. The rebellion being against the Prime Admins... specifically the Prime Admin who's a Watcher. Now, between the entire nation on the brink of collapse, an enemy waiting to pounce the second Grian missteps, and a very powerful former ally now bent on revenge for the murder of his brother (who Grian might've accidentally killed) - Minecraftia (and the hermits) are in greater peril than ever before. And all it takes is one wrong word before the entire order crumbles.

It's the end of the world, and with it, comes a past Grian had hoped to have never come across again. But no one can truly shake the feeling of being watched, and to them, they'll go to extreme lengths to get back what is rightfully theirs. Even if it means destroying a world.

After secret life, everyone returns back to the server they had been on, when Grian and the others found out that Scar had won, they waited eagerly for his return. They waited and waited. But where was Scar? A secret life hermitcraft fic. Contains watchers, a hand full of angst. and crappy writing.

When Grian joined Hermitcraft, he had no idea how he'd gotten there. Or who he was (other than his name). In fact, he didn't remember anything about his past life at all. So he starts over on Hermitcraft, making new friends and starting a new life. However, as time goes by, he starts remembering more about himself, bit by bit, seeing his past life through dreams and memories.

Gods I suck at descriptions, here we go anyway. "Come home to us, Xelqua. Come back to us." "Shut up! Just shut up, I'm not going with you! Give me one reason why I should even consider that!" "Come home or we'll kill them." "..." "Well, Xelqua, what is your choice?" I finally fixed the cover! This story is a lot like the wonderful @LunaStarSeeker's amazing Fight or Flight. By a lot, I mean the first part is almost a rewrite but it does split off for her story eventually. The only thing that's that different is that Grian was a watcher but I'll explain more in the story. I don't want to ramble but as I said, I can't write descriptions. (Cover not mine. It belongs to stargaazinglilly on Tumblr. She makes amazing Grian art. Check her out.) https://stargaazinglilly.tumblr.com/post/614425967242379264/fan-art-for-fic-the-weight-of-lies-link-to

Grian's life was shattered into a million pieces a long time ago. So long ago, he didn't know whether it was ever even whole. When he joined Hermitcraft after running away from the Watchers, it was starting to come together, until season eight began and his life was thrown into chaos. The Watchers were there, and he didn't even know if they were good or bad anymore. He didn't know who to be scared of. And he was forced to question everything in silence, finding refuge only in his magic. And unfortunately for him, things don't always go the way he might have expected - not that he really had any expectations, anyway. There is some mild swearing. (The cover is literally just a picture of a galaxy about 140 million light years away taken by NASA) Total word count: approx. 40,000

Xelqua (or Grian to the hermits) isn't sure what he is. He's always hidden from Minecraftia, hidden behind various masks and hoods. If the full truth about the mysterious prime admin were to be revealed the entire world would face catastrophic consequences. As the watchers rise to prevail over the admins, and Minecraftia is thrown into dark turmoil, Grian will have to make a choice. A choice that could destroy the entire world along with all his friends. The Higher Powers are Grian's only chance to save Minecraftia. Only to find their descendants, Grian will have to journey through ancient servers with his fellow hermits and keep his identity secret. Truths are revealed. Promises are broken. And a web of lies threatens to be destroyed forever. "Did I have a choice?" Grian pleaded, "You always had a choice," Xisuma whispered. #1 In MumboJumbo #1 In Watchers #1 In Admins #2 In HermitcraftAU #28 In Grian -Entered in 2022 Watty Awards -A Grian Hermitcraft-Evo-Watcher Crossover AU -Heavily inspired & some plot points are taken from @Ariyaquila

~The hermits had huddled around a large hole in the ground. At the bottom of the hole sat two people. One had bright orange hair with a face full of freckles and what seemed to be antlers sticking out of her hair. The other was facing away from Grian and was wearing a plain grey jacket with the hood pulled up over their head. They turned and met the builders gaze and time seemed to slow to a stop. Grian couldn't believe what he was seeing. He was standing face to face with a dead person~ Grian left Evo and joined the watchers, whom he then betrayed and in turn, they destroyed Evo and everyone in it. But that's not where the story ends, because when season 8 of hermitcraft rolls around, Grian is shocked to see a familiar face. But what he doesn't know is that this familiar face is there for a reason. Because the watchers wanted Grian back. And who better to return him than his long lost server mate. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ TW(I'll add them as I go along): Serious Injury (burns, arrow wound) Minor Panic Attack Blood Illness Infection

When Grians powers act up he is forced into watcher form and can't get out. He has to go into hiding to protect his secret. What will happen if the other Hermits get suspicious? Will he tell them? Will he continue to hide? Read in to find out!! *PS thank you to the random persons who's fan art from Safari I borrowed for the book cover... I didn't have time to make one*

MaGiC sUcKs ~Yes, this is another Watcher/Hermitcraft story. ~No, there is no shipping. Set during Season 6 because this story came out two days after Season 7. -I only own the people with the weird names. (Not Xelqua.) This is fanfiction. I do not own the Hermits nor do I write for them. I write about the characters they present to us on screen. -Book cover made on Desygner, background found by searching "old book cover backgrounds"